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Getty<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Tim Story<\/strong>, the successful director of the \u2018Ride Along\u2019 franchise, is facing a lawsuit over a tragedy in his backyard .. the death of a 2-year-old boy in his hot tub.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The child\u2019s father, Miguel Raygoza-Castillo<\/strong>, is suing over what went down Nov. 18 at Story\u2019s L.A. home. According to docs, obtained by TMZ, Miguel\u2019s son, named I\u2019M<\/strong>, fell onto an un-fenced spa tub and suffered fatal injuries.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The boy\u2019s father says Story\u2019s hot tub not only lacked proper fencing, but it was also missing warnings and alarms. In the suit, he also claims there was no alarm to detect someone falling into the water. He claims Story \u2014 who\u2019s also directed \u201cBarbershop\u201d and the \u2018Think Like a Man\u2019 flicks \u2014 didn\u2019t have an exit alarm on his home\u2019s back door to the hot tub area.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n According to a GoFundMe page started for I\u2019M \u2026 the child was hospitalized for 4 days before his family made the difficult decision to turn off life support.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Raygoza-Castillo is suing Story and his wife for damages including medical, funeral and burial expenses \u2026 as well as pain, suffering and the emotional distress from losing a child.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n We\u2019ve reached out to Story\u2019s reps. No word back yet.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n